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If you’re reading this, you’ve already been bitten by the event industry bug but what about the talent that’s swimming in a different pool or doesn’t yet know which pool to dive into?

We have amazing talent in the events industry and, with all of the other work the AEO does in nurturing and challenging this talent, it’s fantastic to once again support the EN 30 under Thirty in recognising individuals who are demonstrating that they have what it takes to be future leaders.

The events industry is going AEO Excellence Awards crazy, which is fantastic as we love to celebrate the achievements of the industry but our members know that there’s more to us than a cracking celebration.

Hayley McPhee-Holden, Project Administrator at the AEO, talks about her experience making an Industry Video on Talent - one of the four AEO pillars.

 

The event industry is worth over £39 billion to the UK economy and has ambitions to drive investment of £48.4 billion by 2020 as laid out in the BVEP’s (Business Visits & Events Partnership) Overview of the UK Events Industry. Conferences and meetings deliver the lion’s share, with over 19 billion direct spend on goods and services, followed by £11 billion from trade and consumer exhibitions.

The AEO has a long and rich history of representing event organisers in the UK, but many people may not realise that the support the AEO offers its members reaches much further afield than the UK, seeking opportunities for growth and solutions to challenges on an international scale.